The Georgia Anti-Defamation League reports a 262 percent increase in expressions of anti-semitic sentiments from 2015 to last year. We look at what’s behind the uptick, and the role of educators in talking about this hateful activity in the classroom.

We talked with Alison Padilla-Goodman the Director of the Anti-Defamation League's Southeast Region and Steve Becton the Program Director of Equity & Inclusion at Facing History and Ourselves.

On Second Thought for Monday, March 12, 2018

This month, FX premiered the second season of its hit show, Atlanta. The series presents a very authentic and nuanced perspective of Atlanta -- especially its black community. That community is also well represented behind the scenes. The show is set in Atlanta and shot in Atlanta. We hear from Joel Ray Ishman and Qualen Bradley, who work as stand-in actors. On Second Thought contributor Kalena Boller talks with them about their experiences working on the show’s second season.

FX’s Atlanta is just one of many projects making up Georgia’s multi-billion dollar film industry. So, what other films and TV shows are happening in the state? For our regular series, “On Set in Georgia,” we check in with Jennifer Brett of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

What’s on your reading list? We go through some of the best new books by Southern authors with Alison Law of the Literary Atlanta podcast and author Nicki Salcedo.

Finally, we walked down Atlanta’s BeltLine with producer Maura Currie. She shares an audio postcard of the sights and sounds of the BeltLine.

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